Atlantic Towing vessels wrangle up an iceberg drifting near offshore rigs in the North Atlantic off the Newfoundland and Labrador coast.
The photo was posted to social media by Saint John, Canada-based JD Irving, Ltd. and shows the moment the line was shot across so that the vessels could guide it iceberg to a safer location.
Photo courtesy Wayne Power/JD Irving Ltd. … [Read more...]

Atlantic Towing vessels wrangle up an iceberg drifting near offshore rigs in the North Atlantic off the Newfoundland and Labrador coast.
The photo was posted to social media by Saint John, Canada-based JD Irving, Ltd. and shows the moment the line was shot across so that the vessels could guide it iceberg to a safer location.
Photo courtesy Wayne Power/JD Irving Ltd. via … [Read more...]

The International Ice Patrol began flying its first reconnaissance missions of the 2015 annual ice season earlier this month to detect and track icebergs in the north Atlantic.
In early February, the IPP deployed its first Ice Reconnaissance Detachment (IRD) to Newfoundland, Canada, to meet with Canadian partners and to conduct the initial aerial patrols of the season. … [Read more...]